First Thing: Zelenskyy says he instructed Trump that Putin was ‘playing games’ with Washington | US information

In the fifth yr of Russia’s full-scale battle on Ukraine, Volodymr Zelenskyy says he’s feeling upbeat and has been grateful for army assist from the US, however has a pointed message for Washington.

Speaking to Luke Harding and Pippa Crerar in London, the Ukrainian president acknowledged that the precedence of Trump’s second time period in international coverage had shifted away from Ukraine to battle within the Middle East.

“It’s a pity,” he stated, that in contrast with the assistance given to the US’s Gulf allies and Israel after the US-Israel battle towards on Tehran started, Ukraine had by no means obtained “that volume of support”.

• What did Zelenskyy say about Trump’s relationship with Putin? He fastidiously praised US diplomatic efforts, regardless of his bruising encounter within the Oval Office and the truth that Trump has been prepared to fulfill Vladimir Putin, saying: “I always said to President Trump that Putin is lying. He plays games with you, with the White House.”

• Does he see any prospect of the battle ending? The army state of affairs was probably the most promising it had been for Kyiv for 2 and a half years, Zelenskyy ssaid. “We can’t say Russia is losing this war. But we can say they are losing the initiative each day, day by day,” he added. “Victory in this war is when Russian society recognises that the war is awful, that the war is a tragedy not for someone, somewhere, but for themselves.” To that finish, Zelenskyy stated the aim of long-range strikes – drones buzzing above residence blocks in better Moscow and St Petersburg – was to make residents “feel” what battle meant.

OpenAI confidentially information for preliminary public providing on US inventory market

OpenAI has filed confidentially to go public on the US inventory market, based on an organization blogpost revealed on Monday. The synthetic intelligence firm’s debut on Wall Street is predicted to be one of the vital extremely valued listings in market historical past, with a valuation at greater than $850bn.

OpenAI’s approaching IPO will mark the end result of a meteoric rise since its founding as a non-profit analysis lab in 2015, led by Sam Altman. After engaged on generative synthetic intelligence in beta for a number of years, the corporate publicly launched ChatGPT in 2022 and transformed to a for-profit construction.

• Which different AI firms are making market strikes? In addition to Anthropic, which makes the favored Claude chatbot, Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which owns his synthetic intelligence firm xAI, can also be imminently slated to go public at an anticipated valuation of $1.75tn.

Israel and Iran declare to have stepped again from renewed battle after Trump plea

Israel and Iran say they’ve halted assaults on one another after an enchantment from Donald Trump to “immediately stop shooting”.

The current wave of Iranian ballistic missile assaults on Israel and retaliatory strikes by Israeli warplanes on Iran marked probably the most direct confrontation since an April ceasefire. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels additionally fired at Israel and stated they might goal Israeli-affiliated ships within the Red Sea.

Any new “ceasefire within the ceasefire” could be very fragile, analysts say, with a number of flashpoints that would result in contemporary exchanges of strikes and missile barrages at any second.

• What’s the larger image? Julian Borger, the Guardian’s senior worldwide correspondent, argues that the advanced relationship between Trump and Netanyahu continues to undermine the Middle East ceasefire.

In different information …

• Nithya Raman, a progressive Los Angeles metropolis council member, has superior to the November runoff for LA mayor, edging out the previous actuality TV villain Spencer Pratt for the possibility to face the incumbent mayor, Karen Bass.

• The chief prosecutor of the worldwide felony courtroom, Karim Khan, has been suspended after the conclusion of a disciplinary course of triggered by sexual abuse allegations towards him.

• The on-line prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket will prohibit paid creators and associates from denying election outcomes, as on-line creators have been spreading misinformation about California’s election.

• Air passengers are placing lives in danger by filming emergencies and retrieving luggage as a substitute of evacuating planes, business specialists have stated, with some suggesting fines could possibly be wanted.

• Donald Trump was loudly booed when he was proven on the video screens at Madison Square Garden on the NBA finals. It capped a foul day for his private picture after the Kennedy Center eliminated his title from its web site to adjust to a US district decide’s order.

Stat of the day: World’s largest banks pledged $906bn to fossil gasoline firms in ‘unfathomable’ enhance in 2025

The world’s largest banks dedicated $906bn in financing to the fossil gasoline business final yr, locking in years extra of coal, oil and gasoline manufacturing, a report has discovered. The surge in new fossil gasoline lending, up $64bn or almost 8% on 2024, reveals that the world’s largest 65 banks are making selections incompatible with worldwide agreements to restrain rising world temperatures.

Culture choose: ‘Absolutely wonderful’ – why everybody ought to be watching Widow’s Bay

Stuart Heritage waxes lyrical in regards to the buzzy hit for Apple TV, which he says has a brilliantly modulated mixture of horror and comedy. As he places it, except Apple has been immediately paying everyone he is aware of to inform him how good it’s, Widow’s Bay has turn into the largest word-of-mouth success that tv has had in years.

Don’t miss this: Why the California vote rely is gradual – and Trump’s fraud claims are bogus

Just days after the California major, Donald Trump started claiming with out proof that Democrats had been dishonest within the state’s election. Cecilia Nowell explains what is definitely occurring.

Climate verify: World’s first wind-powered, underwater datacenter opens in China

Traditional datacenters, the bodily spine of the AI growth, have come beneath scrutiny due to how a lot water they use. Now, the world’s first wind-powered underwater datacenter has began operations. Located greater than 6 miles (10km) off the coast of Shanghai, the ability is submerged 10 metres under the floor, and, based on the Chinese authorities, reduces energy consumption by greater than one-fifth in contrast with land-based datacenters.

Last Thing: 100 years of Marilyn Monroe – in footage

Still bewitching the world 100 years after her start, a brand new exhibition in London reveals how the girl as soon as generally known as Norma Jeane grew to become an inspiration for artists and photographers. Here are a number of the highlights.

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